HR 2499 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010

Introduced 2009-05-19· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.(2010-05-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2010-04-29
Roll #242
Yea 223Nay 169
Democrats
184 Yea·40 Nay
Republicans
39 Yea·129 Nay
PassedHouse · 2010-04-29
Roll #242
Yea 223Nay 169
Democrats
184 Yea·40 Nay
Republicans
39 Yea·129 Nay
FailedHouse · 2010-04-29
Roll #241
Yea 194Nay 198
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
0 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009 - Authorizes the government of Puerto Rico: (1) to conduct a plebiscite giving voters the option to vote to continue Puerto Rico's present political status or to have a different political status; (2) if a majority of ballots favor continuing the present status, to conduct additional such plebiscites every eight years; and (3) if a majority of ballots favor having a different status, to conduct a plebiscite on the options of becoming fully independent from the United States, forming with the United States a political association between sovereign nations that will not be subject to the Territorial Clause of the Constitution, or being admitted as a state of the Union. Prescribes the eligibility requirements for voting in the plebiscite. Requires the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to certify plebiscite results to the President and Congress.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009

Jul 28, 2009

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2009</p>

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H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009

Jul 28, 2009

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2009

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans